The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

Season 1

Art sleuth Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear
E1
Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged EarWaldemar Januszczak studies Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and discovers within the painting a startling secret.
Seurat's Les Poseuses
E2
Seurat's Les PoseusesWhy did Seurat place his masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, in the background of what is probably his least-known painting, Les Poseuses?
Gauguin's Vision After the Sermon
E3
Gauguin's Vision After the SermonWaldemar Januszczak uncovers the symbols and mystery within Gauguin's epic religious painting about good and evil, temptation and desire.
Cezanne's Card Players
E4
Cezanne's Card PlayersThe Card Players is one of Cezanne’s best-known pictures, but it is also one of his most mysterious. Why did the so-called father of modern art paint two old men hunched over a game of cards? What is the picture trying to tell us? By exploring Cezanne’s puzzling religious beliefs and his passion for Mary Magdalene, the patron saint of Provence, Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the surprising secrets of a haunting masterpiece.